The Monument
The Monument in London is a 'monstrous way up', according to Londoners soon after it was constructed. Christopher Wren wanted to commemorate The Great Fire of London of 1666. He...
London’s Burning!
London’s burning, London’s burning, Fetch the engines, fetch the engines; Fire, fire, fire, fire! Pour on water, pour on water. So many fires Although many believe that the nursery rhyme,...
Hodge the Cat
When my late mother visited me in the UK, I always took her on walking tours of the Square Mile. The City of London forms the foundation of so much...
Twinings Tea
Coffee, gin and ale were the most popular drinks in London in the early 1700s.
Thomas More & Milk Street
Milk Street was where Londoners could buy their milk from as early as the 1200s. By the 1600s the street was described as having “many fair houses for wealthy merchants"....
Charterhouse Executions
The Charterhouse Executions story began in 1534. Henry VIII passed the Act of Supremacy, giving him the position of supreme head of the Church of England. This gave him ‘permission’...